The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-07-28

Henry Hinrichs, successor to Robinson
& Hinrichs.
LKCLAIR is getting his due from the
newspapers in the northern part of the
state. If he had any character he would
have a splendid chance to make money
on libel suits.
EMIL HECKER had one of his hands
badly cut by saw on Monday last. He
was assisting Captain Dow in running
the wood saving machine when the acct
! dent occurred.
THE committee on water works has
| made no final report yet. Some of the
| members have been examining the systems
| in other cities and are most pleased with
| that of Racine.
ATwo RIVERS fisherman has been made
| to feel the heavy hand of the law because
Of having In his possession fish of a size
| which the law does not allow to be
caught in large numbers.
BUTTERMILK is getting to be quite a
| formidable rival of beer as a hot weather
| drink. 1t is said that some Milwaukee
saioons sell each on an average, ten gal
Ions of buttermilk per day.
Two RIVERS people are most expert
fishermen. They now bait their hooks
in such manner as to haul up from the
lake kegs of beer ready tapped and need
ing nothing but to be drank.
Mr.. THOMAS HOPPER of Eaton was
married to Miss Theresa Markee of Rock.
land on the 18th. Mr. Hopper has for
years been teacher in this county and
is young man of high character and is
true as steel to friend.
THE pamphlet and premium list for the
county fair is now in the hands of the
printer. Orders for advertising must be
sent at once in order to insure insertion
The fair opens on Monday, September 26
and continues for four days.
LATELY III the neighborhood of Eau
Claire the air was so filed with chinch
bugs that people found breathing diff
cult. In some places they had collected
to depth Of three inches. They appear
ed to be migrating northward.
4 SOCIETY known as the 'anti-hat-tip-
ping society has been organized. 1t
should include in its membership every
male oiped on this broad earth. 1t is an
aboninable and most annoying form of
courtesy and is wholly meaningless
WE are Offering lot of CARPET SWEEP
ers at SOC apiece. These sweepers are
worth considerable more, but we have
marked them down because we have not
the room for so many different kinds.
% ScHUETTE Bros.
The railroad company will begin dock
ing soon. and viii also do some dredging.
Whatever dredging needs to be done to
fill up the docks and beyond the limit of
what is privateenterprise, the company
will charge the city only 10c per cubic yard
The care, precision, neatness and per-
lection exhibited by the very appearance
OF Simmons Liver Regulator proves that
it is the best prepared medicine in the
market, fully carrying out the motto:
"Purissima ct Optima" (purest and best.)
THE Polish Catholic clergyman of the
Third ward of this city has purchased six
acres Of land on which he intends to
build poOrhouse. It is his intention
to devote the proceeds Of the paper which
he know publishes to sustaining the poor
house.
OK Sunday last sailor named Muir
ply on the schooner Paige, now in the dry
dock At this place was practicing with re-
volver and managed TO put bullet
| through his hand and leg. The bullet is
| still in his leg and the physician finds it
| difficult to locate it.
CooTwAY & HERzoG have now one
of the finest heavy buses in the state.
It is painted most charmingly, the views
IN the interior being really artistic,
| When the bus appears on the street it
will attract attention for its beauty,
The work was done by Serge.
OK Sunday last while Marshal Vie
boldt was walking out on the south har-
| Dor pier he noticed a commotion in the
water near the pier on the south side.
On running up he found boy strang-
| ling IN the water. He fshed the little
fellow out just in time. The lad had fall
len off the pier.
The tow barge Perry went to pieces in
Lake Erie early on Saturday last, drown
ing five of her crew, Her captain and
first mate saved themselves by clnging
to some wreckage until they were picked
up hours after the disaster. The Perry
was in tow of the steambarge, Powers.
| Her tow post came out IN the gale and
she went to pieces.
a RUNAWAY team frightened Mrs. Vilas's
team on Thursday last, and they started
to run. Joseph Jr. was driving and he
put too much of his enormous strength
on the lines, causing one of them to break.
With the remaining line he guided the
team against tree, damaging the car
riage somewhat but allowing the occu-
pants to escape unhurt.
IT costs zoe per ton to transport ore
from the Gogebic Range to Ashland. and
$3.50 from Ashland to Chicago, making
gross freight to Chicago $500 per ton.
With ore docks at Manitowoc a great
saving might be made. A saving could
also be made on ore shipped to Lake Erie
ports. A little attention given to Mani
towoc would pay.
GEORGE Indignantly repels the charge
that be held any person up" near the
depot last week, and says it was another
| fnllnE y Genrrre admits that he hnr l,oo,,